Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-12-06
vor the oxford Democrat.
WHO WAS PRIMITIVE MANs

works ere foand, IL oa IN, Tnsm>s
Somme ard other rivers in northern Ia
rope. The rudest kinds Of stone imple
ments have been discovered In the drif
deposits. and sl.o beneath the eonere''
n ,ors IL caves. II IL evident msn a
that period VAS savage sni brutal In hi'
habits. fof some % th. most ancient
skulls yet found indicate remote antiquity
and that their o~nsrs ~sre loser Ia the
intellectual scale than any human beings
no~ In existence. A, that psrioi. nj
doab, man VAS . h.hsrman and hunter,
roaming Though the fo'es, and along tbs
bank OF streams In ques, Of food. having
10 shelter except . hollo~ tree or rock,
cavern. ArctroL gieal Investigations
show thu, III. whole H.s,srn Hemisphsre
va. then inhsbi,rd by single homcse-
nsous race. living the same life, making
and u,ing ssery~hsre the same primitive
~eaPons.
Il has been estimated BY sn smineni
,eienii., that primitive man existed too
hundred ,hou,snd yesrs ego itaPpss,
this rsee Was Destroyed OF driven south.
ward by change Ia climate which eAas-
cd ic-.hsld. to spread over the "hole
north iempsra,e rone. Prom some un-
kno~n cause entire species Of gigantic
mammals have been extefminAisd. which
IN lons pas, ages Inhabited vide bel,
around the globe. A eA,as;rophs which
destroyed the brute creation might prove
fatal TO human beings. hence the reason
Why sa entire rsce should disappear. 70
be succeeded by others, 80 10 the case OF
the nd.bailder of America, I. veil
.. the Dnf,.men Of Europe. IL 10 evi.
den, the Ddf,.men we're no, the descend
ants Of Adam. The Bible informs us
bis children. Ab.l and Gaia. were enssg.
ed in III. care Of h,eks aud ,illins the
.oil. Il u very improbable their of
spring should emigrs,e from Central A'is
io Nl'ihsrn Hsrope. abandon the bls's-
inss Of = civilized life. then sink into The
toNt<t hNliu W peiVst-hs
Sir John Lubbock denies that eisilir'd
man ever dsgsnefs,sd into aassss state.
but maintains the loser rse,s have ad.
v.nerd 20 . higher type Of civilization
Human remains regarded the oldest ye,
discovered. -sre found Ia the Nesnder.
thai cavern. Germany. tie Eagi, cave.
Belgium. and the fragments Of . skull
from B,hemis. The former Is regarded
by nsiur.lis,s a. the most brutal Of all
known skulls. These, With many other
evidences. are often referred to by nat
ursli.,.. TO prove the lo~ly origin OF III.
human race
The Dhh.men. especially in Northern
Europe. wer, succeeded By another high.
er development, Of humanity. the Cave.
msn. whose remain. have been discovered
In numerous es,,rns. mingled with the
bone. Of es,ine, animals. unkno~n In the
historic period Of the human race. Their
implements. though rough. were far In
advance Of the rude. triangular hsiehe,s
Of the dnf, period. They bad some tai.
en-, 10 making sketches OF animals aud
rude pie,ur,. Of themselves on horn and
bons. indicating. cay, Prof Allen. they
ssre covered with hair over the whols
body. l,i,eon,snd-d by An,hropolosi,s
that . remnan, Of this race ',ill eIi,. 10
the E.qaimaux. while Others eonhisn,ly
assert the best representatives, OF the
early cave d-ellsr are exhibited in tie
Australian s.vsses.
From q similarity Of language and .
corresponding idea Of religious worship.
IL Is syiden, our ancestors. known ~ the
Arysn pee. emigr.tei a. dif.rn, times
from the highlands of Central Ala. and
no doubt. ~srs the proseniiors OF the first
civilized nations Of the globe. Manner.
ou. temple, Ia South America. once ded-
ic.,ed TO sun worship. iadiel,s their
baildsis were Of the SANE origin aud In
habii,d tia, country prior 10 iis oeeupsn.
ey By The lness. Granite walls. slab.
ors,-ly constructed sqaeisei'. huge
temples bull, Of massive blocks OF stone.
fitted With remarkable sxseiness and pre-
eision. once the pride Of . Numerous peo-
PIE. are lefi In runs ~ . memeu,o OF the
industry and artistic skill Of . nation
~ho fJuiished .ges ago. ba, ere tov un-
known In history.
Those Who peopled Esyp, became the
most reno~ned nation OF Antiquity.
Their gov,rnmen, under the Pharsohs
vas established $500 yssn B. C.. and
AS year. prior to the deluge. The gfes,
pyramid. $50 feet high and GOO square.
the renowned labyrin,h With 5000 rooms.
. monoliihic temple carved out ofa single
rock. the ,phynn. i25 fee, long and 60
high. made from single block Of granite.
together with numerous obsllsks, which
have wiihs,ood the storms Of time for
nearly 1000 years. comprise ~ork un-
surpassed by any nation on the globe.
The time necessary f1f man To emsrse
from hi. primitive condition. learn the
science Of government. and become pro.
ficient In arts and sciences must embrace
q period Of many ages, therefore seisn-
tis,. date the birth Of the human race
far beyond the Mosaic chronology.
SCIENTIST rRoN 0LD OxroRD.